Search for dissertations about: "Medieval Scandinavian"

Showing result 16 - 18 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words Medieval Scandinavian.

  2. 16. The Birka Warrior : the material culture of a martial society

    Author : Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson; Lena Holmquist Olausson; Heinrich Härke; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Birka; martial society; warrior; material culture; distribution patterns; cultural expression; Rus’; Viking Age; Early Middle Age; iconography; style; Archaeology; Arkeologi;

    Abstract : This is a study of martial material culture in the context of the Viking Age warrior of Birka, Sweden. The aim is to establish the role, function and affiliation of the Birka warrior and thereby place Birka on the power-political map of the 10th century. READ MORE

  4. 17. On the Formation of Cathedral Chapters and Cathedral Culture : Lund, Denmark, and Scandinavia, c. 1060–1225

    Author : A. M. Ciardi; Kyrko- och missionsstudier; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Canon Law; canons; cathedral; cathedral chapter; cathedral culture; Church history; cult of saints; Denmark; education; episcopal election s ; legal history; liturgy; Lund; Middle Ages; monasticism; Scandinavia; textual transmission; ecclesiastical tradition; twelfth century;

    Abstract : The cathedral was one of the most important institutions in medieval Europe. The local as well as ecclesiastical elite gathered around it and its bishop; the liturgy was celebrated day and night, year after year; the cathedral served as educational institution of the clergy. The cathedral chapter, i.e. READ MORE

  5. 18. Old Testament Apocryphal Images in European Art

    Author : Elizabeth Philpot; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Art History; Old Testament; Apocryphal Images; Europe;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with representations in European art from the Old Testament Apocrypha. The OT Apocrypha are books of the Bible which are not part of the Hebrew Canon. READ MORE